Advertisement. Dissertation on Romance and Minstrelsy. Ywaine and Gawin. Launfal Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 Excerpt: ... more gloriously conquer him who now infulted, the youth, greatly dareing, and breathing in his mind illicit thoughts, had proceeded very far into Engleland, at length by the great skil of his generals, and great force of foldiers, was met at Bruneford. f He who discern'd fo great a danger to impend, attempted a benesit by the art of a fpy; and, haveing put osf his royal ensigns, and takeen in his hand a harp, proceeded to the tent of our king; where, as he was singing before the doors, he would occasionally allfo shake the ftrings with a fweet irregularity, he was eascyly admited, profefsing himfelf a mime (or mimick, mimus), who by fuch kind of art earn'd his dayly stipend. The king and his guests he, for fome little time, gratify'd with his musical performance; though, dureing his singing and playing, he examine'd all things with his eyes. After that fatiety of eating had put an end to pleafures, and the feverity of administering the war began afresh in the discourfe of the peers; he, being order'd to depart, receive'd More correctly, it is conceived, Aulas, or Olave. He is, however, generally called Anlasby our ancient historians. 'f Or BrunanbuTgh, a town upon the Humber, now unknown; but certainly not, as Camden abfurdly conjectures, Bromeridge in Northhumberland. Robert Mannyng fays exprefsly, "At Brunetburgh on Htim.bert.hei gantham asfaile." P. 31. the price of his fong: which, loathing to carry away, he hid under him in the earth. This was observe'd by fome one, who had formerly been a soldier, and immediately told it to Athelstan. He, blameing the man, for that he had not seize'd an enemy place'd before his eyes, receive'd this anfwer. "The fame oath, which i lately, o king, made to thee, i formerly gave to Anlaf; which if thou had...